Background
Norman Mikeal Berketa was born in Toronto, Ontario in 1963, but came to Ottawa in 1969.
Norman Mikeal Berketa was born in Toronto, Ontario in 1963, but came to Ottawa in 1969.
He is best known for his acting roles in television and films such as H20, Beyond Borders, Lost Junction, Big Wolf on Campus, Secret Agent Manitoba and More recently he has done voice-overs for animation such as Toad Patrol, Hoze Houndz and Zeroman. Prior to acting, Berketa was interested in music in the entertainment industry and started-out playing drums and guitar in rock bands First Rate (at Lloyd's)"s Garage and Silent Q respectively.
After a successful summer with Silent Q, the band re-structured and became The Initiatives.
After a short while Berketa began his solo music endeavor by purchasing some analog recording equipment and building an analog studio. To date he has over 300 original songs to his cr, and he has fully converted his studio to digital.
Eight years later, he left of retail management in 1996 and began doing dinner theatre and radio in Ottawa. In August 1998, he secured his first television role and has been acting ever since.
Misguided Angels Freaky Stories (voice) Princess Sissi (voice) Patrol 03 (voice) Animal Crackers (voice).